Fishing-reel.



PATENTED MAR. 5, 1907.

A. F. MEISSELBACH.

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WITNESSES:

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUST F. MEISSELBACH, .OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO A. F,

MEISSELBAOH & BROTHER, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

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FISHING-REEL.

Patented March 5, 1907.

Application filed August 30,1906. Serial No. 332,564..

To aQZZ whom, it pwty concern:

Be it known that I, AUeUsT F. MEIssEL- BACH, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Newark, county of Essex, and

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State of New Jersey, have invented certain.

new and useful Improvements in Fishing- Reels, of which the following is a specification;

. I This invention relates to that class of fishing-reels wherein the parts may be readily separated for inspection, cleaning, andlubrieating; and the object of the same is to provide a tubular frame having either one or both of its headplates removable, withthe' necessary bearing and click-springs secured in such head-plates.

Another object of my invention is to construct't'he frame of the fishing-reel of pressed or drawn metal, so that the tubular body. and one of the head-plates may be'made integral; and the second head-plate also of drawn or pressed metal, whereby the entire framework'of the reel may be made to consist of butt-W0 parts.

vide heavy and light .clicksprings and 'means for securingthe same in position, so

that when in operation the line which is wound u on the reeloi' spool may be fed out or woun up with varying degrees of strain A further object of my invention is to provide an adjustable cap-screw. whereby the tension upon the spool-spindle may-be adjusted to varying de rees as desired; A further obj e'ct of my invention is to provide an improved fastening for the headlates in the end rings, soas to drawthe 'ead-plateinto fixed position upon. the end ring of the frame without unnecessary pressure upon the head -plate, which ordinarily would result/in the distortion of the frame.

' In carrying out my invention I. make use of the structure illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side'view of the'reel complete. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section showing the various parts in position. Fig. 3 is an end view 4 the1g'ear imposition.

-looking into. the cup-shaped frame with the head-plate and spool removed; and Fig. 4 is an endelevation of the head-plate, showing ilar letters of reference refer to like partsrthroughout the specification and draw- R gs.

A further object of my invention is to pro and head-plate (Z are integral, the body being formed by drawing the margin of a disk of metal into the tubular shape, as shown. In this process of drawing the body a from such disk it is found that the portion of disk forming the head-plate is left of substantially its original thickness, while the .drawn margin or body a is somewhat thinner than the head-plate. When the openings 0 are cut into the body, the head-rings l) and c are formed, as hereinafter described. Centrally secured in the head-plate d is the bushing e, interiorly screw-threaded and cylindrical upon its projecting surface. The bearing-plug f is screwed into the bushing e, as shown. Said plug is provided with the sleeved or cup-shaped cap g, knurled at its "outer margin to form a gripping-surface for the fingers when adjusting the bearing, while the sleeve g of the cap is longitudinally slit, as

shown, into the spring-fingers g to frictionally engage the exterior surface of the bushing 6, and thereby prevent the accidental disarrangement of the adjusted bearing.

The journal h of the spool-spindle h enters the bearing-plug, as shown, and when the opposite end of the spindle is supported, as hereinafter described, the bearing-plug f may be so adjusted in the bushing e as to exert varying pressures upon the end of the spindle. Slidingly mounted in the radial slot t in the head-plate d is the pivoted click k, which con- ,sists of the exterior operating-knob 7c, the shank P, which is located inthe slot 71, and the arrow-shape d click-point h ,The point springs Z and Z, which are secured to the head-plate d by means of the bridge-piece m.

The springs Z and Z are of diii'erent sizes and strengths, and thereby resist with differential pressure the swinging of the click is out of radial position. The points of the springs are upturned, so as to bearupon. opposite sides of the too i,

click it, either in the position shown or when the click is in operative position, with itswpoint in engagement with the click-wheel 0 T-,.hereinafter described, when the springs restinthe notches k The bridge-piece m is provided with two depressions m on its under side of the proper shape to receive the bent ends of the springs l and l. Conical dowel-holes m are also provided in said bridge-piece m to receive the conical dowels secured in the head-plate d for the purpose of properly centering the bridgepiece m, and thereby secure the proper. pressure of the springs 6 and 1 upon the click k. A single screw m is suflicient to secure the.

v bridge-piece m to the head-plate.

Secured to the head-ring b in any convenient manner is the removable head-platen, which is fianged,'as shown, and extendswithin said head-ring. This head-ring is provided with the usual spindle-bearing" n, crank n, and gear 72 I prefer, however, to secure the head-plate to the head-ring by the novel means llustrated. The head-ring b is. provided with a series of open slots 6, countersunk at their inner ends, as shown at N.

These slots are located around the head-ring in diametrical pairs to receive the screws n diametrically located in the flange of the headplate n.. This permits of a ready adjustment of the head-plate into various positions, and

when the screws n are screwed home the 0011- ical under sides of their heads will take into the countersunk ends of the slots 6 and thus draw the plate into position and securely deropenings is cut away in such a manner as to leave the reel-plate a with its feet a integral with the corres onding bar a by. which the reel is secure to the fishpole in the usual manner. a

I do not wish to limit myself to the making of the tubular body a an d its head-rings b and c integral with the'head-plate d, as such headplate may be made separable and secured to the corresponding head ring in the same manner as the other head-plate is secured to its head-ring.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a bridge-piece p secured to the head-plate for carrying the gearbearing of the gear-n This bridge-piece p has the centering dowel-holes toreceive the dowels p in the head-plate, and the bridge piece is secured to the head-plate by means of the screws 12 the heads of which'are upon the outside of the head-plate. I

Ordinarily the head-rings b and c are of the same diameter as the rest of the tubular body a; but under'certain circumstances I may'expand the head-rings b and c, ,as shown in the drawings, and under such conditions-I find that theframe possesses added strength and is less liable to distortion, while at the same time a neater appearance is given tothe body and one integral head-plate formed by drawing or pressing a disk blank into a cup -shape.

This construction aii'ords a great saving in time, labor, and expense over previous methods of construction, wherein the parts of the reel-frame were. constructed of separate pieces carefully ntted together.

The process of 'inalnng a frame has been reduced to a single step, orat mosttwo steps, wnere the expanded head-rings are used.

it will thus be seen that 1 have produced a fishing-reel embodying all of these features, which practically IHdKGS it what may be termed a three-part reelthat is, a reel I which when taken apart consists of only the three parts-namely, the body, the spool, and the head-plate carrying the crank and driving-gear. i

1 A fishing-reel having a tubularframe provided with expanded head-rings.

2. A fishing-reel having a tubular frame provided with integral expanded head-rings and a head-plate integral with one of said expanded head-rings.

3. A fishing-reel having a tubular fran'ie provided with expanded head-rings, a headplateand a reel-plate, said parts being integral with said frame.

4. A fishing reel having a tubular frame, expanded head-rings 13 each end of said frame, a head-plate integ al with one of said head-rings and a separate. head-plate removably secured to the other Lead-ring. I

5, A fishing-reel comprising a frame, headplates secured to said frame, bearings in said head-plates, a spool inclosed in said frame and j ournaled in said bearings, a click-wl1eel secured to the spindle of said spool, a slid- I ingly-pivoted click mounted upon the adja cent head-plate and a 'pair of differential springs mounted in said head-plate to bear upon said click.

6. A fishing-reel provided with a headplate, a bearing in said head-plate, a spool journaled said bearing, a click-wheel secured to the spindle of said spool, a pivoted click slidingly mounted in said head-plate for engagement with said click-Wheel and differential springs secured to said head-plate to bear upon the opposite sides of said click.

7. The combination in a fishing-reel, of a head-plate, a pivotedclick slidingly mounted therein, differential springs secured to said head-plate to bear upon opposite sides of said-click.

8.. In a fishing-reel, the combination of a head-plate with a spool-bearing therein, said bearing comprising an internally-threaded bushing centrally secured to said head-plate, a bearing-plug'sclewed into said bushing,

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adapted to fit the said bearing-plug being provided 'vrith cupshaped tension-guard at its outer end, a se-' ries of slits in said guard, whereby said guard is made to grip the exterior surface of said bushing.

ushing, a bearing-plug screwed into said bushing, aslit cup-shaped head secured to said plug, the sleeve portion of said head adapted tofrictionally engage the exterior surface of said bushings 10. A headplate 5 fastening for fishingreels, comprising a head-plate and a head-ring designed to fit one within the other, a pair-of open slots diametrically located in .one of said parts, saidslots being countersunk at their inner ends, a pair of screws diametrically located upon the 'other part; the heads ofsaid screws being conical on their undersides and countersunk portions of said slots.

11 A head plate fastening for fishingreels, comprising a head-plate member and a head-ring member, a series of open-ended slots diametrically located in pairs upon one of saidmembers and countersunk at their inner ends, a pair of screws having the under sides of their heads conical and diametrically located in the other member and adapted to fit said countersunk slots.

' 12. A tension-bearing for fishing-reels,

comprising'a cylindrical interior-ly-threaded bushing, a plug screwed into said'bushing, a,

cylindrical spindle bearing in said plug, a

knurled cap secured to the head of said plug,

a slitted sleeve upon said cap adapted to fr'rictionally engage the exterior of said bushmg. a 1 p 13. A fishing-reel comprising a reel-frame, composed of a head-plate and a drawn tubular, body integral with said head-plate, and a second head-plate detachably secured to the open endof said body, a spool mounted in bearings carried by said heads respectively and operating mechanism secured to one of said heads. v g

14, A fishingereel comprising a reelframe, composed of a head-plate and a drawh'tubular body integral ith said headplate, and a second head-plate 'detachably secured to the open end of said'body, aspool mounted in bearings carried by said heads respectively and operating mechanism'secured to said sec- 6nd or detachable head. 7

This specification signed and witnessed this 27th day of August, 1906,

AUGUST .F, MEISSELBAOH.

WVitnesses:

FREDK; OQFISCHER, C. A. ALLrsroN. 

